Kayla Drake
General Assignment ReporterKayla Drake is a reporter at St. Louis Public Radio. She joined the newsroom as an intern and stayed on as a 2020 Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow. Before joining the station, she interned with KMOV, the St. Louis CBS affiliate. As a storyteller, she aims to create dialogue between audiences and issues. Born and raised in St. Louis, Kayla graduated from Lindenwood University with a degree in journalism and actually got her start at her high school’s rock and roll radio station. When off work, she’s either scoping out a new park, binging history podcasts or eating— but definitely not cooking.
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Inform your vote with this Missouri 2022 midterm primary election guide. Contests include U.S. Senate primaries, Bush vs. Roberts in Missouri's 1st Congressional District, Page vs. Dueker for St. Louis County executive and other state and local contests. -
A silica mine has been proposed for Ste. Genevieve County. Residents and conservationists are concerned the mine would harm the community more than it would help it. -
Dr. Sophia Roberts is on the path to becoming one of the few female cardiothoracic surgeons in the U.S. It all started when she saw her dad, a cardiothoracic surgeon himself, in the operating room. -
Club Riviera rivaled the Cotton Club in Harlem and attracted the biggest jazz acts of the day, including Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington. A new play hopes to resurrect the club’s history before it’s lost. -
The century-old company Emil Frei and Associates teamed up with muralist Cbabi Bayoc to change how Jesus and Mary Magdalene are portrayed in liturgical art. -
Ann Wittman was once a stay-at-home mom focused on caring for her sons. Now, she’s dedicated to helping refugees with her new nonprofit, HumanKind STL — beginning with a capital campaign to buy Afghans used cars. -
The Kirkwood Performing Arts Center will host the region’s first pre-Broadway tryout beginning June 1. “The Karate Kid” screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen reveals what to expect. -
For Afghan families new to the U.S., who lack driver's licenses and speak little English, working around St. Louis Public Schools’ canceled bus routes is difficult. -
Summer days can present an opportunity to explore fictitious worlds or delve into a gripping historical epic. Here’s what St. Louis booksellers are putting on their summer reading lists. -
Nearly 600 Afghan refugees now have a place to call home beyond hotels. An effort to bring more Afghans to St. Louis will mean doing much more. -
Missouri’s only senior center devoted to immigrants and refugees resumed its popular senior groups last month. -
A new investigation by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reveals how Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the NFL worked together to secure the team’s relocation to Los Angeles.
